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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

Constriction and

occlusion

of the orifice.

Howell.

(Med.)

The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.

Dunglison.

Occlusion of gases

(Chem. & Physics)

the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal;

thus, palladium absorbs, or

occludes

, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed

Noun.

s as z. [L. occlusio.] a shutting up; a closing.

[This is an elegant word, though little used.]